Branam Innovation Center

It’s where teams huddle ahead of intense competitions, clubs unveil new innovations, and individual students tweak their latest projects. The BIC is alive with activity, fulfilling late Rose‑Hulman President Matt Branam’s dream of a wide-open workspace where students collaborate across majors, usher in new designs, and form new friendships.

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Build Your Skills

The BIC isn’t just a place for people who are experienced builders and tinkerers. We host classes where you can learn the hands-on skills you need to make the inventions and projects you’re dreaming of. Some of our training opportunities include classes in welding, machining, and hand forging, and general shop practices and safety.

Students also use the BIC for senior design projects and competition teams. Keep scrolling to learn more about these and other opportunities to practice innovation.

Take a look inside the BIC

Welcome to the Branam Innovation Center, a dedicated space where student competition teams and project groups can bring their ideas to life. Here you'll find everything from robotics to race cars, along with the tools and equipment to build them.

BIC Teams & Clubs

Whether you’re into combat robots, race cars, or humanitarian design, you’ll find a team or club that fits you. Check out some of the groups that call the BIC home.

ChemE Car

The Rose ChemE Car team competes in the AiCHE ChemE Car competition by designing a shoe-box sized car that runs on a chemical energy source.

Concrete Canoe

Design-Build-Fly

The Design-Build-Fly team competes in annual international student design competitions. Over the years, the team has successfully created aircraft to serve as: a platform for multiple sensors, a reconfigurable short field transport, and an unmanned surveillance/attack aircraft.